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Without Increases In State Funding, Additional Students Key To Balancing Budget For 2015-16
AAPS officials are looking at enrollment growth to balance 2015-16 budget under the assumption that state funding will be flat.
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`We’re basically putting Band-Aids on them,’ says fleet manager of AAPS buses
By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Michigan’s economy has been all over the map during John Nikolich’s 35-year career keeping AAPS buses up and running. In healthier times, aging buses were removed from the […]
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Pioneer’s A Cappella Choir again named ‘outstanding’
For the second straight year, chosen through a blind audition of submitted audio recordings, the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir has been deemed one of the two MSVMA “Outstanding Choirs” from across the state. As a result, the choir will perform at the Gala […]
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‘Life-changing’ spring break in China ‘exceeded expectations’
Fifteen AAPS high school students, along with Fan Wu, who teaches Chinese at Huron and Pioneer high schools, are back in Ann Arbor after spending an action-packed spring break in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an and Beijing, […]
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Community Bond Meetings Begin Next Week
Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift will host five community meetings this month to share information about the bond proposal appearing on the May 5 ballot. Each community meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Skyline-Sweetland collaboration is a win-win
By Skyline students Skylar Burkhardt (‘15), Kelsey Carpenter (‘16), and Ella Horwedel (‘16) The collaborative partnership between the University of Michigan’s Sweetland Center for Writing and Skyline High School’s Writing Center started on October 24, […]
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The Little Mermaid wants to be `part of your world’
The Pioneer Theatre Guild has been busy rehearsing for what promises to be yet another memorable theatrical experience. The Theatre Guild will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on five upcoming dates: Saturday, April 25, […]
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Get to Know: Soon Morningstar
Clague Middle School teacher Soon Morningstar is a co-recipient of the 2015 Science/Math Teacher of the Year Award for Middle/High Schools in the Greater Washtenaw County Area. The award is given annually by the University […]
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Skyline and Huron high schools compete at MIST 2015
By Waleed Vaid, Skyline High School junior Over the weekend of March 28-29, 700 high schoolers from across Michigan gathered at the 8th Annual Detroit MIST competitions. Held at Wayne State University, high schools formed […]
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District bids farewell to `consummate communicator’ Liz Margolis
After 12 years as executive director of communications. Liz Margolis will leave the Ann Arbor Public Schools this week for a new position with NSF International.Dozens of well-wishers, including her husband, three sons, parents and […]